Chess Puzzle #GlJYj — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1851 · Advanced · advantage, master, opening, short, trapped piece.

Position

White: king c1; queen f6; rooks d1/h1; bishop f1; knights c3/g1; pawns a3/b2/c2/e4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen a5; rooks c8/g8; bishops e6/f8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/d6/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (2 moves)

  1. Opponent setup: Nge2 — knight g1→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Be7 — bishop f8→e7. Opponent replies Qxe6 (queen f6→e6, captures bishop).
  3. Best move: fxe6 — pawn f7→e6, captures queen.

Tactical themes

advantage, master, opening, short, trapped piece. The key move is Be7.

Position data

FEN: 2r1kbr1/pp3p1p/2npbQp1/q7/4PP2/P1N5/1PP3PP/2KR1BNR w - - 1 12

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